Al Papik

Elvin A. "Al" Papik (August 25, 1926 – May 7, 2022)^[1] was an American football coach. He served as the 26th head football coach at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska, for 16 seasons, from 1955 until 1970. His coaching record at Doane was 80–52–9.^[2]

Al Papik

Biographical details
Born	(1926-08-25)August 25, 1926 Crete, Nebraska, U.S.
Died	May 7, 2022(2022-05-07) (aged 95) Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
Playing career
1946–1949	Doane
Position	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1955–1970	Doane
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1955–?	Doane
Head coaching record
Overall	80–52–9
Bowls	1–0–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 NIAC (1969)

Papik twice took his team to the Mineral Water Bowl, scoring a 14–14 tie against William Jewell in 1967 and recording a 10–0 victory against Central Missouri State in 1968.^[3] The 1968 season gave Doane an undefeated 10–0 schedule, outscoring their opponents 468 to 64.^[4]

Celebrating Papik’s influence on the universities athletics, Doane’s football stadium was renamed ‘Al Papik Field.’

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	NAIA#
Doane Tigers (Nebraska College Conference) (1955–1962)
1955	Doane	3–4–1	3–4	5th
1956	Doane	4–4–1	2–4–1	6th
1957	Doane	6–2	5–2	3rd
1958	Doane	3–6	3–6	7th
1959	Doane	5–3–1	5–3–1	4th
1960	Doane	4–5	2–4	T–5th
1961	Doane	5–2–2	2–2–2	T–4th
1962	Doane	2–5–1	1–4	T–5th
Doane Tigers (Nebraska College Conference / Great Plains College Association) (1963)
1963	Doane	3–6	2–3 / 0–3	4th / 4th
Doane Tigers (Great Plains College Association) (1964)
1964	Doane	3–5–1	1–2	3rd
Doane Tigers (NAIA independent) (1965–1968)
1965	Doane	3–6
1966	Doane	7–0–1				12
1967	Doane	8–0–1			T Mineral Water	17
1968	Doane	10–0			W Mineral Water	7
Doane Tigers (Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1969–1970)
1969	Doane	8–0	5–0	1st		11
1970	Doane	6–4	2–3	T–3rd
Doane:		80–52–9	33–38–4
Total:		80–52–9
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
#Rankings from NAIA poll.